In Beijing: One city, two air quality readings

This screenshot of real-time Beijing air quality readings as seen on the iPhone/iPad application China Air Pollution Index comes to us by way of CNN’s Steven Jiang. On Monday, the Air Quality Index in the capital was 234, or “very unhealthy”, according to the US Embassy, but a mere 96 (“good”) according to China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection.Real-time air quality readings from the ministry are also available via the app for 120 major cities across China. If you trust those readings (like we do), you’ll want to try out the app here.